Every now and again, your humble writer runs out of things to rant about. Today is another of those days. Two weeks ago, last time I was featured in the pages of yon Nexus, a friend came up to me and casually pointed out that my column didn’t really have a focus.

It is because of this statement that I make a request to all the students out there (no, this isn’t one of those “Please write letters to us and express opinions” attempts to instigate a response; I’ll get on to that later), do something! You are the current events which we observers focus our thoughts through. Do something! Crash a lecture, make a lot of noise in public, do something that someone won’t like you for.

They say a good man has no enemies, but at least a man with enemies has stories to tell. Think about it now, before the dementia sets in, what kind of life would you rather have? One where you haven’t done anything wrong, with no toes trodden upon, or a life full or conflict and triumph, a life someone would make a movie about?

DO SOMETHING!

A couple of weeks ago, I was sitting at one of my local haunts, making more noise than usual, until this bitter old lady asked me if I wanted a soapbox to stand on. To this old lady, I propose that before you offer a man a soapbox from which he can imagine himself standing at Hyde Park, make damn sure you’ve got one.

This old biddy sat for a fair few minutes having a go at me, because she wanted to eat her lunch in peace and quiet. I deemed it best not to point out that she was sitting outside a café playing heavy metal music at a decibel level that only just failed to drown me out.

Make an enemy, for shit’s sake! Do something that might make it back to me, that would give me inspiration to write a decent column for a change. Go out and piss someone off. It isn’t hard.

Anyway, about the people writing letters about apathy and the life, fuck right off. Not sure if you’ve realized, but the apathetic are the ones who rule the world. Through our inaction, your action seems significant. You owe your achievements to us. The rulers you choose, the laws you pass, the things you stand for. These are simply the things we choose not to stand against.